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IOSC 2014 - GENERAL MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

The final drafts for all manuscripts are required to be submitted not later than March 17, 2014.

Because your manuscript will need to be formatted for online publication in the 2014

Proceedings of the International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC), it is important that you follow the

guidelines below. Keep in mind that this is an interdisciplinary conference, so prepare yourmanuscript for readers who, although experts in their own fields, may not be familiar with yours.

SUBMISSION PROCESS: You will be submitting your paper through the IOSC submission

site at http://precis.preciscentral.com/User/UserLogin.asp?Action=Revise&EventID=b7bb35b9 .

You will log back in using the original email address and password used to submit the abstract.

Final posters are due no later than March 17, 2014. In the event you are unsuccessful at

electronic submission, please contact the IOSC staff by e-mail us at:

IOSC@courtesyassoc.com .

PAPER SIZE: Use 8.5 × 11 inch or A4 (white paper).

FONT: Use Times New Roman 12 point.

WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM(S): Prepare your manuscript using Microsoft Word orWordPerfect, which are the preferred programs; otherwise, plain text is suggested. For

illustrations, we recommend Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel or a

similar program.

LENGTH OF WRITTEN SUBMISSION: Maximum of 20 pages, minimum of 10 pages

doubles-paced, including figures, tables, and references.

FIGURES AND TABLES:  Authors have the choice of either including their tables/figures nearthe text where they are discussed or provide them all at the end of the manuscript in order before

the References/Bibliography section. Select photos with care and ensure they provide aminimum 300 dpi resolution.

SPACING: Double space your manuscript.

LANGUAGE: Use English

FORMAT: Use the following format as a guide for your manuscript. Required in manuscript:TITLE, AUTHORS, ABSTRACT, REFERENCES. Suggested format for remaining manuscript.

INTRODUCTION, METHODS, RESULTS/DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS.

TITLE: Include the full title, centered at the top of the first page.

ABSTRACT: List your assigned Abstract Number first. Then provide a final summary of themanuscript, including major results, conclusions, and how they were formulated. Abstracts

should be no more than 400 words, 200-300 words is preferable.

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AUTHOR(S) NAME(S): List authors below the title on the first page. Use full names of

authors. List authors in order, with principal author first. Include affiliation and full mailingaddress for each author.

TEXT: Leave a 1-inch (2.54-centimeters) margin on each side of the page. Indent the first line

of each paragraph.

HEADINGS: Label section headings and sub-headings clearly and consistently (e.g., section

headings should be flush against the left margin in all capital letters; sub-headings should beflush against the left margin in initial capital letters). For example:

METHODS

Study area

Sample collection

FOOTER PAGINATION AND HEADER INFO: Use your word processor’s header and

footer features to include the following at the top and bottom of each page of your manuscript:TOP:

Abstract number (left justified)2014 INTERNATIONAL OIL SPILL CONFERENCE (centered)

BOTTOM:

Page number (centered)

ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND SYMBOLS: Spell out acronyms, abbreviations, andsymbols the first time they are used.

CITATIONS: Refer to items in the reference list by author(s) name(s) and publication year.

Citations should be included in the body of the manuscript using parentheses; for example,

(Jones and Smith, 1999b). Citations that do not have a full reference in the reference list will be

deleted.

FOOTNOTES: Use footnotes only when absolutely necessary and cite with a number on the

 page they appear.

EQUATIONS: Show equations as desired in the manuscript, since they will be printed as

submitted. All variables should be explained in a caption or in the text.

REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: List documents cited in the text under “References”

and documents not cited in the text but offered for further reading under “Bibliography.”Documents are listed in alphabetical order by the lead author’s last name in both the references

and bibliography. If the same author produced more than one document in a year, identify the

document by the year followed by a, b, c, etc. in both the text citation and the reference list.

Since references are not verified prior to publication, authors are responsible for ensuringcompleteness—author(s) name(s); year of publication; article/chapter title; journal/book title;

 journal volume and number/book edition, publisher, city, and state or country; publication

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number (if applicable), conference name (if applicable); page range of article/chapter. If the

source has a digital object identifier (DOI), please include it as well in the citation. All postersand papers published in the IOSC Proceedings are tagged with their own unique DOIs. When

DOIs are included for other material cited in the Reference and Bibliography sections, authors

help to interlink the IOSC Proceedings with other related material across cyberspace.

Examples:

R.C. Belore, B.K. Trudel, and K. Lee. 2005. Correlating wave tank dispersant effectiveness testswith at-sea trials. In: International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings: 2005(1): 65-70.

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2005-1-65 

Page, D.S., Boehm. P.D., Neff, J.M. 2008. Shoreline type and subsurface oil persistence in the

Exxon Valdez spill zone of Prince William Sound, Alaska. In: Proceedings of the 31st AMOP

Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response, Environment Canada.

Calgary, AB. 31: 545-564.

Corredor, J.E., J.M. Morell, and C.E. Del Castillo. 1990. Persistence of spilled crude oil in a

tropical intertidal environment. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 21: 385-388.

Linden, O. and Rust, M. 2008. Oil spill damage to coastal ecosystems in Lebanon as a result of

military action in July 2006. Ocean Year Book 22: 375-390.

Michel, J., Nixon, Z., Hayes, M.O., Short, J., Irvine, G., Betenbaugh, D., Boring, C., Mann, D.,

2010. Distribution of Subsurface Oil from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Exxon Valdez Oil SpillRestoration Project Final Report (Restoration Project 070801), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, Juneau, AK, 121pp. + App.

 Neff, J.M., Owens, E.H., Stoker, S.W., McCormick, D.M., 1995. Shoreline oiling conditions in

Prince William Sound following the Exxon Valdez oil spill. In: Wells, P.G., Butler, J.N.,

Hughes, J.S. (Eds.), Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Fate and Effects in Alaskan Waters ASTM SpecialTechnical Publication # 1219. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA.

312–346.

AMSA, 2011a. Pacific Adventurer, Cape Moreton, March 2009. Major oil spills in Australia,

Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Canberra, Australia.

http://www.amsa.gov.au/Marine_Environment_Protection/Major_oil_spills_in_australia/Pacific_ Adventurer/index.asp (last accessed 17.06.11).